DocumentCode
1166397
Title
Broadband access in Japan: rapidly growing FTTH market
Author
Shinohara, Hiromichi
Author_Institution
NTT Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
43
Issue
9
fYear
2005
Firstpage
72
Lastpage
78
Abstract
This article describes the latest FTTH technologies and market developments in Japan today. It focuses in particular on FTTH services, the deployment of FTTH systems, and lessons learned from actual deployments. The article also discusses the key R&D issues that must be completed if we are to enter the full-scale FTTH era.
Keywords
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; FTTH market; Japan; broadband access; Frame relay; High speed optical techniques; ISDN; Narrowband; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Telecommunications; Web and internet services;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.2005.1509970
Filename
1509970
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